Senior Mental Health Nurse

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Integrated Community Mental Health Team based in the East of Cornwall.

The team strives to deliver high-quality and effective services to people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems, working as a multidisciplinary team.

Weofferassessment and treatment of mental health problems, with a focus on effectiveness and recovery, working to promote the independence of our service users. The team are looking for someone who can demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in practice,are motivated to be involved in innovation and service development and passionate about mental health.

We are looking for those people who have a core profession in mental health nursing to join our community service line. Additionally, you must be keen to take on a challenging role in a busy Community Mental Health Team and have the ability to work in a self-directed way but also work well as part of a team.

As an ICMHT team member you must have both a positive outlook and sense of humour to accept the challenges of working in a busy locality that extends to seaside towns and rural locations. You will need to have knowledge of general mental health problems, the impact this may have on service users and their treatment.

Job description

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Please note:If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration - NMC

Evidence of post basic training

Professional qualification - RMN

Desirable

• Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working with mental health patients

Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of mental health profession with evidence of continued professional development, as defined by organisational body
• Sound working knowledge of the Mental Health Act of 1983 and other mental health legislation

About the employer

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.